7th international tournament, 2026

Tournament categories

This year the tournament will have three categories.

Guru

For participants performing with Perebory beads and demonstrating their spinning skills.

Expert

For participants spinning beads exclusively with one hand.

Pro

For participants spinning beads with both hands simultaneously.

Important for Pro: both hands must be visible in the frame.

Tournament schedule

1. GuruFirst week
2. ExpertSecond week
3. ProThird week
4. JudgingOne further week after the performances

The full tournament, including judging, will therefore take about a month.

The winners will be announced in early December 2026.

No limit on participant numbers

Everyone is welcome, whether you are a beginner, an intermediate spinner or already a true professional.

We look forward to seeing every one of you at the tournament.

Come and join us. We will be happy to welcome you all!

Get advice

This group was created specifically for international tournaments so that participants can get tournament-related advice.

All judges of the international tournament are in the group and will answer questions about the tournament.

Please read and strictly follow the group rules to avoid being removed.

Tournament standings

The tournament standings platform is where judging will take place and where participants must submit their videos.

It may look complicated at first, but it is actually straightforward.

Participants returning from the previous tournament do not need to register again on the standings platform.

If this is your first tournament and you need to register on the standings platform, do not worry: the process is simple.

General tournament information

Prizes

Photo	Bead model	Material and maker
	Prize 01Empire	Material Elephant tusk and water buffalo horn Maker Kostya
	Prize 02CushionsLimited edition	Material German coloured ebonite manufactured by SEM Maker David
	Prize 03Cushions	Material Aramith nine-pin bowling ball Maker David
	Prize 04UnknownDefinitely worry beads	Material Unknown Maker Ashot (Khromoy master)
	Prize 05Cushions	Material Rosewood Maker Mikhail
	Prize 06Hexagonal pogon	Material Stabilised ash and Karelian birch Maker Dmitry (Chetki Caucasian Wood)
	Prize 07Mosaic	Material Lignum vitae, boxwood and amboyna wood Maker Dmitry (Chetki Caucasian Wood)
	Prize 08Carpet	Material Aramith Premier billiard ball and Aramith nine-pin bowling ball in purple and black Maker Dmitry (Chetki Caucasian Wood)
	Prize 09Perebory	Material Elforyn Maker Alexander FUSION
	Prize 10Perebory	Material Buffalo horn Maker Alexander (Luxury Euro Chetki)

How prizes will be allocated

Pro is the highest category, so the top three Pro participants choose their prizes first.

1. 1st place Pro chooses first.
2. 2nd place Pro chooses second.
3. 3rd place Pro chooses third.

There are 10 prizes in total. After the Pro participants have chosen, 7 prizes remain.

The Expert participants choose next:

4. 1st place Expert chooses fourth.
5. 2nd place Expert chooses fifth.
6. 3rd place Expert chooses sixth.

The Guru category follows:

7. 1st place Guru chooses seventh.
8. 2nd place Guru chooses eighth.
9. 3rd place Guru chooses ninth.

One piece will then remain. Who receives the tenth piece will be a secret.

Tournament rules

1. No more than two cuts

   A video may contain no more than two cuts. In other words, the final video may combine a maximum of three separate clips.

2. Length and format

   The video must be between 30 seconds and a maximum of 2 minutes 30 seconds long.

   The video must be filmed vertically.

3. Background

   Pay attention to your background. The jury may award an additional point for it.

   If there are dirty mattresses and socks scattered in the background, as we sometimes tend to leave them, lads, the jury will notice and take that into account.

   A beautiful natural setting or simply a tidy background will also be considered and may positively affect your score.

4. Speeding up the video is prohibited

   Speeding up the video is prohibited. Doing so may result in disqualification or refusal of entry to the tournament.

How to submit your video

1. Record your video

   Record your performance in accordance with all tournament rules.

2. Edit your video

   Prepare the final video, observing the limit of no more than two cuts.

3. Send the video to Sergey Corsica

   Send the finished video to Sergey Corsica, one of the jury members.

   Telegram: @SERGEY_CORSICA

   Send the video as a document in Telegram.

   Include the name you want to appear with your video.

   Do not use just a first name such as “Bogdan”, “Pasha” or “Alexander”. Several participants with the same name would cause confusion.

   Include your surname or use a unique nickname, for example: Alexander Bodry.

   Your name must be unique and used in exactly the same form on the standings platform.

4. Upload to YouTube

   After receiving the video, Sergey Corsica uploads it to the Rosary Corporation YouTube channel, in the “7th International Worry-Bead Spinning Tournament” playlist.

   The participant will then receive a link to their video.

5. Submit the link to the standings platform

   After receiving the YouTube link, the participant opens the standings platform and adds the link to their video.

   Judging takes place on the standings platform.

Judging

There are four jury members. Each judge scores a performance on a 10-point scale, with a maximum of 10 points per judge.

Maximum score: 4 judges × 10 points = 40 points.

Participants with more points rank higher; those with fewer points appear lower in the tournament standings.

What affects the score

Every aspect of the performance will be considered:

• Technique
• Spinning speed
• Variety of sets
• Combinations
• Flips
• Background
• Video quality
• Bead-spinning proficiency
• Trick difficulty
• Difficulty of the bead model used

Carpet, Azerbaijani, Strict Classic, Mosaic and other models!

The score will depend on the difficulty of the tricks and the overall quality of the performance.